Race Condition Vulnerability in Intel Wireless Bluetooth Software Installer
CVE-2020-0554

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Wireless Bluetooth(r) Advisory
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-0554?

A race condition exists in the software installer for several Intel Wireless Bluetooth products, which could potentially allow an unprivileged user to escalate privileges through local access on Windows operating systems, including versions 7, 8.1, and 10. This vulnerability highlights the importance of enforcing strict access controls during installation processes to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) Advisory See provided reference

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/a...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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